The distribution of national income in Germany, 1992-2019 / Stefan Bach, Charlotte Bartels, Theresa Neef ; editor: Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association
Anzeigen / Download1.52 MB
Discovery
1910930784
URN
urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-1105926
DOI
ISBN
ISSN
Autorin / Autor
Beiträger
Körperschaft
Erschienen
Halle (Saale), Germany : Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association, November 2024
Umfang
1 Online-Ressource (III, 55 Seiten, 1,52 MB) : Diagramme
Ausgabevermerk
Sprache
eng
Anmerkungen
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 33-37
Inhaltliche Zusammenfassung
This paper analyzes the distribution and composition of pre-tax national income in Germany since 1992, combining personal income tax returns, household survey data, and national accounts. Inequality rose from the 1990s to the late 2000s due to falling labor incomes among the bottom 50% and rising incomes in the top 10%. This trend reversed after 2007 as labor incomes across the bottom 90% increased. The top 1% income share, dominated by business income, remained relatively stable between 1992 and 2019. A large share of Germany’s top 1% earners are non-corporate business owners in labor-intensive professions. At least half of the business owners in P99-99.9 and a quarter in the top 0.1% operate firms in professional services - a pattern mirroring the United States. From 1992 to 2019, Germany’s top 0.1% income concentration exceeded France’s and matched U.S. levels until the late 2000s.
Schriftenreihe
IWH-Diskussionspapiere ; 2024, no. 25 (November 2024) ppn:837399270